<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Georgians For a Healthy Future &#187; Medicaid</title>
	<atom:link href="http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/tag/medicaid/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://healthyfuturega.org</link>
	<description>Sound Policy. Effective Action.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:19:25 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Report Spotlights Ways to Enhance Health Care for GA Children</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2935?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=report-spotlights-ways-to-enhance-health-care-for-ga-children</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2935#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeachCare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Redesign]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of Georgia’s leading health care advocacy organizations issued a report saying the state could significantly expand medical care to more than 200,000 uninsured children with administrative practices, coverage policies and technologies already being used in other states.
 
The report, titled “Modernizing Medicaid and PeachCare: Promising Program Design Options for Georgia’s Children” – was commissioned by Voices for Georgia’s Children and Georgians for a Healthy Future, and compares Georgia systems for child health coverage and access to those in a variety of other states. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2935/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>GHF Announces 2012 Legislative &amp; Policy Priorities</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2871?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ghf-announces-2012-legislative-policy-priorities</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2871#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 legislative session]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeachCare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tobacco tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uninsured]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Georgians for a Healthy Future will work collaboratively with our coalition and community partners to advance the following health care policy priorities...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2871/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opportunity to weigh in with DCH on Medicaid redesign</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2709?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opportunity-to-weigh-in-with-dch-on-medicaid-redesign</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2709#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeachCare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last several weeks, Navigant, the consulting firm hired by the Georgia Department of Community Health to oversee the Medicaid Redesign assessment, has been conducting focus groups across the state. Currently on the DCH website, there is an online survey for consumers, patients, providers and vendors to weigh in on the process...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2709/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Unlock the Doors to Real Communities</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2550?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=unlock-the-doors-to-real-communities</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2550#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is currently traveling the state to speak with families about their experiences. In a guest post, GCDD Deputy Director Pat Nobbie shares her thoughts with us...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2550/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Medicaid and PeachCare Advocacy Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2449?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-and-peachcare-advocacy-opportunity</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2449#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeachCare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Department of Community Health's Medicaid redesign process, stakeholder focus groups will be held throughout Georgia in the coming months...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2449/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Resources for Outreach and Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2444?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dch-awarded-two-grants</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2444#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Ptashkin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeachCare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCH]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Georgia's Department of Community Health (DCH) recently received a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to improve outreach and enrollment for Medicaid and PeachCare. The grant, worth $2.5 million, will allow DCH to use technology solutions to better coordinate enrollment and renewal in Medicaid and PeachCare programs... ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2444/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Medicaid important to Georgia&#8217;s health and economy</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2421?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-important-to-georgias-health-and-economy</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2421#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Zeldin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uninsured]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At a time when the number of people without health insurance continues to rise, Medicaid and other programs that support health care access for low-income children, families, and the disabled remain at risk...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2421/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Community Health Board Approves Provider Reimbursement Rate Cuts</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2322?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=community-health-board-approves-provider-reimbursement-rate-cuts</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2322#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia Department of Community Health Board met earlier this week and approved a .5 percent cut in reimbursement rates for providers participating in the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2322/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Medicaid Block Grant Program is Not The Answer</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2304?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-block-grant-program-is-not-the-answer</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2304#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Block Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Budget]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gayathri Suresh Kumar, M.D
As a physician at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, I provide care for many patients who are dependent upon Medicaid for their well-being. Without Medicaid, what would happen to my patients? Would they stop coming to their appointments or picking up their medications knowing they no longer can afford health care?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2304/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pathways to Coverage</title>
		<link>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2283?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pathways-to-coverage</link>
		<comments>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2283#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-existing conditions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthyfuturega.org/?p=2283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Georgians for a Healthy Future has a new fact sheet out today about how to access health insurance in Georgia. Please share with patients, consumers, providers, community organizations, or anyone for whom it can serve as a resource.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthyfuturega.org/archives/2283/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

